Investigating the effect of self-care training on behavior change in blood pressure control
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- hypertension.Essential (primary) hypertension
- Registration Number
- IRCT20230812059127N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Bojnourd University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 90
Inclusion Criteria
Age over 60 years
Diagnosis of hypertension for at least one year based on medical records
Having hypertension diagnosed by a doctor
Speak in persian
With the possibility of access and follow-up by phone
Exclusion Criteria
Suffering from malignant diseases based on the medical history entered in the medical record
Suffering from heart failure based on the medical history entered in the medical record
Suffering from kidney failure based on the medical history recorded in the medical record
Suffering from hyperthyroidism based on the medical history recorded in the medical record
Suffering from depression and neurological diseases based on the medical history entered in the medical record
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Behavior change. Timepoint: The Hypertension-Self-care Activity Level Effects questionnaire will be completed once at the beginning of the research and again after 12 weeks for both groups (test and control). Method of measurement: Hypertension-Self-care Activity Level Effects questionnaire.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Hypertension. Timepoint: The systolic and diastolic blood pressure of the client is measured and recorded by the research assistant in two stages, the first week and the twelfth week respectively. Method of measurement: Mercury sphygmomanometer.